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Jan 14, 2006 10:32

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neroli January 14 2006, 20:50:07 UTC

Oh yes, I remember the approach to SF... the water is just right there. I can't imagine doing that in bad weather at all. Yikes! :(

elemmennope January 14 2006, 23:20:57 UTC

Though I have to ask myself why I think it would be any better at all to crash into land than water. :P

girlinthemoon January 14 2006, 23:04:58 UTC

Ugh... I used to do that landing routinely on the home from college. (Flights from Arcata were always routed through SFO). Not my favorite landing, either.

elemmennope January 14 2006, 23:26:16 UTC

My mom's sister lives in the bay area and we used to visit her all the time when I was a kid. I remember one time I was sitting next to a man, I was somewhere between 6 and 10 probably, and the man was teasing me, saying "Oh look! We're landing in the water! Why are we doing that? Where's the runway? Is the pilot lost? Can planes land in the water?" (He was being goofy, it wasn't really as creepy as it sounds here...) But indeed, it really does feel that way, you don't see a runway until a few seconds before touching down, and the water feels very close!

girlinthemoon January 15 2006, 06:23:48 UTC

it does feel a little eerie, that landing, especially when you don't remember that it's going to be like that. i haven't flown into sfo in such a long time now that i live in san jose, especially as san jose is the southwest hub.

ellettra January 16 2006, 01:55:58 UTC

that sounds really scary!!!! glad you are okay, though!

i LOVE billy collins. he was a great poet laureate.